Text Neck! Does Your Teen Have it?
The following patient is seen pre and post-treatment after one month of care.
Her original curve was 100% loss from normal and is currently at 29% loss after one month.
That’s a 71% improvement/correction.
Her chief complaint: Fatigue and Headaches.
Why should I care?
Loss of the cervical curve has been shown to be the common factor in not only pain and degenerative changes such as arthritis and disc herniation but also as a direct effect on the spinal cord and nervous system.
This particular finding has become popular now due to our continuous use of modern technology- including: uncomfortable office work stations, texting, or other uses of tablets and or smartphones that require constantly looking down, and sleeping with more than one pillow behind your head.
Common symptoms include:
- Neck pain
- Stiffness
- Pins and needles in the arms
- Tingling and/or numbness (commonly misdiagnosed as carpal tunnel)
The lack of the cervical spine curvature causes tension on the spinal cord and carotid arteries as they ascend into the brain to feed it oxygen and nutrients. This can cause dizziness, headaches, nausea, fatigue, tinnitus, pain, nervousness, insomnia, high blood pressure, and confusion.
The shocking part is we are finding this in young kids now due to technology. Doctors have even called this text neck!
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Intensive Care Scoliosis Treatment
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“Teen Curves” Summer Camp
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Scoliosis Bootcamp
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For more information, contact us at South Florida Scoliosis Center 305-705-0777, or visit www.southfloridascoliosiscenter.com.
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